2015 All Africa games- Beach Volleyball
Dakar, Senegal, May 21, 2015- Sierra Leone men and Senegal Women beach volleyball teams grabbed the gold medals in Zone 2 qualifiers to 2015 All Africa Games held at the Diamalaye beach in the Senegalese capital Dakar.
Four countries confirmed their qualification in both genders to the prestigious event as Sierra Leone, Gambia, Senegal and Guinea Conakry represent zone 2 in Congo Brazzaville African Games.
In Men’s competition Sierra Leone, Gambia and Sengal were tied in the same number of points to settle the tie through the point ratio where Sierra Leone led by 1.13 ratio to win the first position, followed by Gambia 1.12 and Senegal 1.09. Guinea Conakry came fourth in the standings but also confirmed a place in the finals.
In the women’s side Senegal won their three opponent to claim the gold medal by 6 points followed by Guinea 5 pts, Gambia 4 and Sierra Leone 3, where the 4 teams book their vacancies to the finals.
The finals of All Africa Games will be hosted by Congo Brazzaville in September 4-19 and will feature the top 24 teams in Africa where the top 2 in Zones 1 and 7 and the top 4 from the other zones (2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) capture their tickets to the second ever beach volleyball competition at the peak sports event in Africa.
Results
Men
Match No. 1 SEN vs. GUI – 2:0 (21:17, 21:17)
Match No. 2. SLE vs. GAM – 2:0 (21:19, 21:17)
Match No. 3 SLE vs. GUI – 2:0 (21:15, 21:11)
Match No. 4 GAM vs. SEN – 2:0 (27:25, 21:18)
Match No. 5 GAM vs. GUI – 2:0 (21:16, 21:11)
Match No. 6 SEN vs. SLE – 2:0 (23:21, 21:15)
Women
Match No. 1 SEN vs. GUI – 2:0 (21:15, 21:07)
Match No. 2. GAM vs. SLE – 2:0 (21:13, 21:16)
Match No. 3 GUI vs. SLE – 2:0 (21:11, 21:13)
Match No. 4 SEN vs. GAM – 2:0 (21:15, 21:12)
Match No. 5 GUI vs. GAM – 2:0 (21:08, 21:11)
Match No. 6 SEN vs. SLE – 2:0 (21:10, 21:15)
Final Ranking
Men Women
1. Sierra Leone 1. Senegal
2. Gambia 2. Guinea
3. Senegal 3. Gambia
4. Guinea Conakry 4. Sierra Leone
CAVB web site http://www.cavb.org
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